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Funny award-winning weekly podcast about hacking, cybercrime, and privacy with @grahamcluley.com. www.smashingsecurity.com 👕 Merch www.smashingsecurity.com/store Patreon: www.smashingsecurity.com/plus

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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 18/09/2026
If, like me, you were a teenage boy in the mid-1980s you quite possibly remember Kelly LeBrock in the movie "Weird Science"... How could we resist getting into computers after that!? Anyway, this and much more discussed in episode 485 of "Smashing Security" podcast with special guest Lianne Potter
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 10/09/2026
In the latest "Smashing Security" podcast, "Five Eyes" intelligence agencies (not Five Guys 🍔) have published fresh advice on how firms should talk to the public after a breach. Their message in short? "please, for the love of God, stop calling every hack 'sophisticated'"
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 03/09/2026
On the latest episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast I was joined by @jamesrball.com who took a step back from the stories of AI "going rogue" and and asked the awkward question: is this really an emergent AI apocalypse, or were AI firms just lousy at security?
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Zoë Rose @rosesec.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I tell my littles not to brag, but going to be a bit naughty myself… @grahamcluley.com clearly adores me 🥰 @smashingsecurity.com #swag #mumSec
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 20/08/2026
A group of security researchers took a robot dog, and jailbroke it by telling it that it was a Pokemon. And that wasn't the worst of it... Hear Jenny Radcliffe join me on the "Smashing Security" podcast to discuss this, the theft of Mozart statuettes, and Andy Burnham being socially-engineered.
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Never say this to a robot dog
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 13/08/2026
Poison Claude!!! Would you trust it? Was great to have self-confessed skinflint Northerner Lianne Potter join me on the latest "Smashing Security" podcast. Hear more in episode 480 of the "Smashing Security" podcast. Find it in all good podcast apps, or at link in comments...
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 06/08/2026
Watch out!! I almost fell for it when a "fake policeman" rang me up to talk about my cryptocurrency wallet. Huge thanks to @dannypalmer.bsky.social palmer for joining me on episode 479 of the "Smashing Security" podcast! #cybersecurity #podcast #crypto #cryptocurrency
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 31/07/2026
Paul Ducklin shares a LinkedIn post he found with the audience of the "Smashing Security" podcast, discussing the recent news about AI models breaking out of their supposedly-secure environments... Hear more in episode 478 of the "Smashing Security" podcast! pod.link/1195001633/e...
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 23/07/2026
Great to have @jamesrball.com join me on the latest episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast where he explains how Suno was hacked, revealing awkward details of how it taught its AI to generate music. Plus the hacker suspected of links to the Kremlin, and his love of McDonald's McNuggets...
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How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 16/07/2026
Geoff White was approached by a scammer offereing to promote his books, but they didn't know who they were dealing with... Hear the whole story on episode 476 of the "Smashing Security" podcast with me and special guest @geoffwhite247.bsky.social of Lazarus Heist fame. #cybersecurity #podcast
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 10/07/2026
Thanks (I think) to @rosesec.bsky.social for joining me on episode 475 of the "Smashing Security" podcast, where she appears to want AI to help cybercriminals cover their tracks... Sheesh! Listen to the full pod in your favourite podcast app or at www.smashingsecurity.com/475
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 09/07/2026
Apple's "Hide My Email" feature turns out to hide rather less than it promises - despite Apple knowing it has a problem for over a year Thanks to @rosesec.bsky.social for joining me on episode 475 of the "Smashing Security" podcast! Find it in all the usual places, or www.smashingsecurity.com/475
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Smashing Security podcast @smashingsecurity.com · 02/07/2026
Polymarket has built an entire business on predicting the future. So how did it fail to predict its own hack? Meanwhile, "FortiBleed" sees 75,000 Fortinet firewalls thrown wide open - and the real damage is going to roll on for years. It’s Smashing Security ep 474!!
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474: Polymarket can predict the future. So how did it miss this hack?
Polymarket has built an entire business on predicting the future. So how did it manage to spectacularly fail to predict its own hack? Plus, the Google engineer with a million-dollar secret, and the cu...
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Danny Palmer @dannypalmer.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Thank you @grahamcluley.com for having me back on @smashingsecurity.com! Come for the discussion of Rick rolling the World Cup, stay for hearing me babble on about Fallout London. (Available wherever you get your podcasts) open.spotify.com/episode/0qRY...
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473: How a hacker could have Rickrolled the entire World Cup
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 25/06/2026
Thanks to @dannypalmer.bsky.social for joining me on the latest "Smashing Security" podcast: * A security researcher who found she could access the live broadcast controls for every match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup * Dutch police's genius response to a wave of fraudsters targeting elderly victims
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473: How a hacker could have Rickrolled the entire World Cup
A polite caller from your bank says there is a problem with your account. Don't worry - they'll send someone round to help. They'll even take your cards away to keep them safe. The scam has run rampan...
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 18/06/2026
Someone calling themselves Nightmare Eclipse has dropped three zero-days on the internet - one of which lets a thief with a USB stick walk straight past BitLocker. Microsoft is (perhaps understandably) fuming. Join me and special guest Paul Ducklin as we discuss in the latest Smashing Security pod
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Smashing Security podcast #472: AI gets hacked, and BitLocker gets bypassed
What if your AI coding assistant could be tricked into stealing your own company’s secrets – by reading a single booby-trapped bug report? No phishing email. No malware. No password ever stolen.
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 11/06/2026
Researchers at the University of Toronto have built a worm that thinks for itself. It works out how to break into each new computer it encounters, and hijacks the powerful ones to host its own AI brain... But then it got worse... grahamcluley.com/smashing-sec... 1/3
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Smashing Security podcast #471: This AI worm just rewrote its own rules
Researchers at the University of Toronto have built a worm that thinks for itself. Using free off-the-shelf AI models it works out how to break into each new computer it encounters…
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 04/06/2026
Thanks to @shehackspurple.bsky.social for joining the podcast this week. Amongst other topics, we discussed a paper from Cornell that suggests prompt injection - the technique malicious actors use to trick AI agents into doing things they really shouldn't - may be fundamentally unsolvable. 1/3
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The Green Girl @thegreengirl.net · 02/06/2026
The Green Girl with her beloved @smashingsecurity.com shirt is ready for another day of @ciscolive.bsky.social. #CiscoLive
The Green Girl in her beloved Smashing Security shirt ready for another day of Cisco Live
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 25/05/2026
A 14-year-old turned the tram system in the Polish city of Lodz into his own personal train set in 2008, triggering chaos and derailing four vehicles, using a modified a TV remote control. Join me, and special guest Geoff White, on episode 468 of "Smashing Security" in all good podcast apps.
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 21/05/2026
Could hacked robot lawn mowers be used to kill? A journalist at @theverge.com put it to the test... with uncomfortable results. Hear more in episode 468 of the "Smashing Security" podcast with Graham Cluley and special guest @geoffwhite247.bsky.social www.smashingsecurity.com/468
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 14/05/2026
Fab to have @dannypalmer.bsky.social back on the podcast. This week: 30 million students log into Canvas mid-finals and find a winky-faced ransom note waiting for them. Canvas initially refused to pay, so the hackers came back through the cat flap - defacing login pages. 1/3
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 07/05/2026
On the latest "Smashing Security" podcast I was joined by Paul Ducklin and @jakemooreuk.bsky.social as we discussed: * The latest Meta Smart Glasses horror 🕶️ * Whether the Copy vulnerability Fail really is TEOTWAWKI * How Jake managed to trick a company into hiring his deepfake(!) #podcast
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466: Meta sees everything, Copy Fail, and a deepfake gets hired
Meta's smart glasses promise privacy "designed for you" - but everything they record was being beamed off to workers in Nairobi to label by hand. When those workers blew the whistle, Meta sacked all 1...
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Jake Moore @jakemooreuk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I was delighted to chat with @grahamcluley.com on his latest @smashingsecurity.com episode where we discussed deepfake interviews grahamcluley.com/smashing-sec...
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Smashing Security podcast #466: Meta sees everything, Copy Fail, and a deepfake gets hired
Meta’s smart glasses promise privacy “designed for you” – but everything they record was being beamed off to workers in Nairobi to label by hand. When those workers blew the whistle, Meta sacked all 1...
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 30/04/2026
Always great to have @jamesrball.com as a guest on the "Smashing Security" podcast! This week: we look at SS7 - the ancient phone protocol that lets surveillance companies track anyone, anywhere, via their mobile. Governments know. Telecoms know. Nobody's doing anything about it. 1/3
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 23/04/2026
Great to have the BBC's @joetidy.bsky.social join me on this week's "Smashing Security" podcast! * How a firm that ran anonymous tip lines for 35,000 American schools, boasted it had never been breached in over 20 years, only for a hacker called Internet Yiff Machine to put them to the test...
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 09/04/2026
A huge thank you to The Cyberwire's Dave Bittner for joining me on this week's Smashing Security podcast! This week we reveal what LinkedIn really knows about you (it's rather more than you might expect - and rather more than they're letting on). 1/2
Smashing Security episode 462: LinkedIn is spying on you, and you agreed to nothing
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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 03/04/2026
Yes! Another @dannypalmer.bsky.social appearance on @smashingsecurity.com! Great listen.
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This man hid $400 million in a fishing rod. Then it vanished
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Danny Palmer @dannypalmer.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Well chuffed that @grahamcluley.com invited me back as guest on Smashing Security again. We talked about beekeeping, fishing and also, Dutch football. You know, standard cybersecurity stuff...
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 19/03/2026
If you think maximum Apple security settings make you untouchable, think again. This week we dig into a genuinely unsettling account takeover attempt against WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg - MFA fatigue, real Apple alerts, a convincing impersonation call, and a phishing page.
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Smashing Security podcast @smashingsecurity.com · 05/03/2026
A cybersecurity firm discovered it had a leak - so naturally they put the leaker himself in charge of the investigation, and an innocent worker was framed. Plus: could nation states be quietly poisoning AI models to influence what we believe? Listen now: pod.link/1195001633/e...
Smashing Security episode 457 with Graham Cluley and special guest Carl Miller
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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 26/02/2026
I love “ransomware groups are buffoons” stories! And this weeks @smashingsecurity.com has a good one! I
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How to lose friends and DDoS people
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 26/02/2026
When an internet archiving service turns its own CAPTCHA page into a weapon... In the latest "Smashing Security", we dig into claims that a well-known archive site tried to silence a Finnish blogger - with an alleged DDoS, threats of AI-generated smears, and archive tampering... 1/2
Smashing Security episode 456: How to lose friends and DDoS people
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 19/02/2026
Terrific to have @jamesrball.com join the "Smashing Security" podcast as we explore the threat of America cutting Europe off from the internet, and Meta's creepy and cynical plans to introduce facial recognition to its smart glasses. Listen now: pod.link/1195001633/e...
Smashing Security podcast #455: Face off: Meta’s Glasses and America’s internet kill switch
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 12/02/2026
In the latest "Smashing Security" podcast, special guest @iainthomson.bsky.social and I dig into MoltBook - the AI social platform that briefly convinced the internet the bots were forming a religion. open.spotify.com/episode/6gOc... 1/2
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AI was not plotting humanity’s demise. Humans were
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 05/02/2026
Fab to have Tricia Howard join me on the latest "Smashing Security" podcast, where we discussed how supposedly-redacted Epstein files can still reveal exactly who they’re talking about - especially when AI, LinkedIn, and a few biographical breadcrumbs do the heavy lifting.
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 29/01/2026
The BBC's Joe Tidy joins me on the latest "Smashing Security" podcast where we discuss why a UK-based YouTuber had his smartphone infected with the Pegasus spyware, and just how hard it is to find a reliable assassin on the dark web. open.spotify.com/episode/7fOZ...
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Smashing Security podcast @smashingsecurity.com · 22/01/2026
Always a pleasure having @rayredacted.com on the show! Tune in folks!
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 15/01/2026
Monica Verma joins me on episode 450 of the "Smashing Security" podcast, where we explore the spiral of confusion caused by claims 17.5 million Instagram accounts were up for sale, and reports of unrequested password reset emails. open.spotify.com/episode/6k95...
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Danny Palmer @dannypalmer.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Enjoyed listening to @grahamcluley.com & @hacks4pancakes.com on my train journey this morning. Also, TIL my starsign would make me an excellent online scammer, apparently? 👀
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Smashing Security podcast @smashingsecurity.com · 08/01/2026
Huge thanks to @hacks4pancakes.com for joining us on our latest podcast, where we discuss a romance scammer's handbook for stealing dollars (and hearts), and chat about the cybersecurity career crisis. Plus don't miss our featured interview with ThreatLocker founder Danny Jenkins!
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 11/12/2025
Great to have @jennyradcliffe.bsky.social on the latest episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast! 📍 How Grok can doxx members of the public, and aid stalkers 👑 What the Louvre heist teaches us about social engineering 🧑‍💻 Why misconfigurations and over-privileged accounts can make M365 a nightmare
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Smashing Security podcast #447: Grok the stalker, the Louvre heist, and Microsoft 365 mayhem
On this week’s show we learn that AI really can be a stalker’s best friend, as we explore a strange tale that starts with a manatee-shaped mailbox on a millionaire’s lawn and ends with Grok happily…
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 04/12/2025
Terrific to have @rikferguson.com join me on episode 446 of the Smashing Security podcast, where we discussed how a teenage cybercriminal's attempt to mock a sextortion scammer badly backfired, and take a crystal ball look ahead to what 2026 might have in store... open.spotify.com/episode/0paB...
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A hacker doxxes himself, and social engineering-as-a-service
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 27/11/2025
Great to have @danraywood.bsky.social on the "Smashing Security" podcast! We discussed how America’s broadcasters leaving their hardware open to attack, giving hackers the chance to hijack TV shows, blast out fake emergency alerts, and even replace religious sermons with explicit furry podcasts.
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 20/11/2025
Fab to have Tricia Howard as a special guest on the latest "Smashing Security" podcast where we discussed the firm that has actually said "sorry" after a data breach, and how hotels are helping hackers phish their own guests.
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Smashing Security podcast @smashingsecurity.com · 13/11/2025
What a pleasure to have the dulcet tones of Ron Eddings of Hacker Valley Media jon the "Smashing Security" podcast! Ron and @grahamcluley.com discussed Tinder's plan to rummage through your camera roll, Warren Buffett's "investment tips", why you should read books, and Lily Allen's new album.
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 06/11/2025
🕰️ Time itself comes under attack as a state-backed hacking gang spends two years tunnelling toward a nation’s master clock - with chaos potentially only a tick away. open.spotify.com/episode/11FJ...
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The hack that messed with time, and rogue ransomware negotiators
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 30/10/2025
How fabulous to have @dannypalmer.bsky.social as a guest on the latest "Smashing Security" podcast. We discuss the ingenious way in which the Mafia (and high-profile NBA stars) allegedly hacked high-stake poker games, and how a Formula 1 megastar had his passport stolen due to lax website security.
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Inside the mob's million-dollar poker hack, and a Formula 1 fumble
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 23/10/2025
Great to be joined by Scott Helme on episode 440 of the "Smashing Security" podcast, where we looked at a different kind of insider threat - a Romanian prison inmate who found a way to game the system.
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How to hack a prison, and the hidden threat of online checkouts
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Graham Cluley @grahamcluley.com · 16/10/2025
Sometimes the biggest vulnerability in your organisation isn’t an unpatched server. It’s a tired human being. In this week’s episode of the "Smashing Security" podcast, we discuss: 💬 How stress, fatigue, and poor leadership culture is harming security teams from within
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A breach, a burnout, and a bit of Fleetwood Mac
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